A Case of Gastric Metastatic Melanoma 15 Years after the Initial Diagnosis of Cutaneous Melanoma
Melanoma is the most common cancer to metastasize to the gastrointestinal tract; however, metastasis to the stomach is a rare occurrence. We present the case of a patient with a history of melanoma of the chest wall 15 years prior to presentation who initially presented to the hospital with sepsis b...
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| description | Melanoma is the most common cancer to metastasize to the gastrointestinal tract; however, metastasis to the stomach is a rare occurrence. We present the case of a patient with a history of melanoma of the chest wall 15 years prior to presentation who initially presented to the hospital with sepsis but was later found to have metastatic melanoma in the gastric cardia. This case illustrates the rare occurrence of metastatic melanoma to the stomach which occurred 15 years after the initial skin diagnosis of melanoma was made, its endoscopic appearance, and how the nonspecific symptoms frequently lead to a delayed diagnosis or one that is not made at all until after autopsy. For these reasons, endoscopy should be promptly performed if there is a suspicion of gastrointestinal metastatic melanoma. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2b77c5457b0e488d8ecb8d853030bcdf2025-02-03T05:50:14ZengWileyCase Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine2090-65282090-65362018-01-01201810.1155/2018/76849647684964A Case of Gastric Metastatic Melanoma 15 Years after the Initial Diagnosis of Cutaneous MelanomaSohail Farshad0Scott Keeney1Alexandra Halalau2Gehad Ghaith3Internal Medicine Department, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak & Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, USAInternal Medicine Department, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak & Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, USAInternal Medicine Department, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak & Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, USAGastroenterology Department, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak & Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, USAMelanoma is the most common cancer to metastasize to the gastrointestinal tract; however, metastasis to the stomach is a rare occurrence. We present the case of a patient with a history of melanoma of the chest wall 15 years prior to presentation who initially presented to the hospital with sepsis but was later found to have metastatic melanoma in the gastric cardia. This case illustrates the rare occurrence of metastatic melanoma to the stomach which occurred 15 years after the initial skin diagnosis of melanoma was made, its endoscopic appearance, and how the nonspecific symptoms frequently lead to a delayed diagnosis or one that is not made at all until after autopsy. For these reasons, endoscopy should be promptly performed if there is a suspicion of gastrointestinal metastatic melanoma.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7684964 |
| spellingShingle | Sohail Farshad Scott Keeney Alexandra Halalau Gehad Ghaith A Case of Gastric Metastatic Melanoma 15 Years after the Initial Diagnosis of Cutaneous Melanoma Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine |
| title | A Case of Gastric Metastatic Melanoma 15 Years after the Initial Diagnosis of Cutaneous Melanoma |
| title_full | A Case of Gastric Metastatic Melanoma 15 Years after the Initial Diagnosis of Cutaneous Melanoma |
| title_fullStr | A Case of Gastric Metastatic Melanoma 15 Years after the Initial Diagnosis of Cutaneous Melanoma |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Case of Gastric Metastatic Melanoma 15 Years after the Initial Diagnosis of Cutaneous Melanoma |
| title_short | A Case of Gastric Metastatic Melanoma 15 Years after the Initial Diagnosis of Cutaneous Melanoma |
| title_sort | case of gastric metastatic melanoma 15 years after the initial diagnosis of cutaneous melanoma |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7684964 |
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